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Just Fly It – ECS Group completes first charter mission with Amelia International

With Just Fly It, ECS Group leaves no freight and capacity unmatched. One of ten New Abilities available for individual purchase, Just Fly It is the Augmented GSA’s pure, comprehensive charter service available to freight forwarders as well as airlines. Looking for urgent, ad hoc charter...

SWISS equips entire Boeing 777-300ER fleet with AeroSHARK

SWISS has decided to equip its entire Boeing long-haul fleet with the fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology. Starting in the middle of the year, a total of twelve Boeing 777-300ERs will gradually be fitted with the riblet films developed jointly by Lufthansa Technik and BASF. The significantly re...


Leading Asia Pacific travel - Qatar Airways & Malaysia Airlines comprehensive MoU for a strategic cooperation

A new chapter in long-standing relationship of Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines Berhad by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. The new agreement will further facilitate a strategic cooperation that will see both airlines working closely together across multiple areas of the business to offer an unrivalled and range of value-added services to passengers. With the enhanced partners...

Vietjet and ST Engineering signed aircraft component support contract

On February 25th, 2022, ST Engineering and Vietjet signed a comprehensive component Maintenance-By-the-Hour contract to support the airline's entire fleet. The signing ceremony took place during the official visit of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Singapore. Under the contract, ST Engineering will provide Vietjet with a full suite of...

Embraer signed services agreement for the Air Peace E-Jets E2s fleet

At MRO Middle East event in Dubai Embraer has signed a comprehensive long-term services agreement with Air Peace, Nigeria and West Africa’s largest airline, to support the airline’s E195-E2 and ERJ 145 fleets. The contract includes access to the Pool Program, which includes component exchanges and repair services for hundreds of reparable items for Air Peace’s Embraer a...

Flight attendant career - myths vs reality

Many agree that being a flight attendant sound simply dreamy. Yet in society, there are plenty of myths about the profession. Jovita Jasinskaite, a flight attendant flying for Avion Express, a European narrow-body ACMI operator, shares her thoughts on some of the most well-known myths about the career and life of flight attendants.  Myth No. 1: Being a cabin crew is like working as a waite...

STARLUX took delivery of it first A330neo, launching widebody fleet

Taiwan STARLUX Airlines has taken delivery of its first widebody aircraft - an A330-900. It is the first of 26 Airbus widebodies set to join the airline’s fleet, comprising eight A330neo and 18 A350s.  The A330neo aircraft and one A350 are being acquired on lease from ALC, while the airline has 17 A350s on direct order with Airbus. Benefiting from the A330neo’s unbeatable...

AIR CORSICA modernizes its line of uniforms

This Monday, February 21, Marie-Hélène Casanova-Servas, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Air Corsica, joined a crew from the company on the runway at Ajaccio airport for a photo shoot in front of an Airbus A320. She was accompanied by the leaders of the young Cortenese startup, OIA Creazione. The current uniforms of aircrew (air hostesses, stewards, airline pilots) and commercia...

BARIG and Schule für Touristik support prospective employees in the aviation industry

The recovery of international air traffic is progressing slowly but steadily. Due to rising passenger volumes, particularly during holiday seasons, individual airports are searching for professional personnel again. New employees are increasingly needed in the aviation and tourism industry in order to support the resumption of operational activities. In this regard, the Board of Airline Representa...

Australia is back on the tourist map as International visitors return

Qantas flights from eight overseas destinations are touching down in Australia today, bringing the first international tourists in almost two years and an eagerly anticipated boost for the country’s tourism industry. The Qantas Group will fly more than 14,000 passengers into Australia this week as quarantine and border barriers for international tourists come down. QF12 from Los Angele...

Vietjet inks deal to digitalize its fleet technical information update process

New-aged carrier Vietjet and Lufthansa Technik signed an agreement at Singapore Airshow to adopt AVIATAR's Technical Logbook, the seamless digital pilot-to-maintenance collaboration application. The application will be equipped on Vietjet's entire fleet to replace manual and paper-based process of capturing technical issues during flight and on ground and improve data quality and...

CDB Aviation delivers first A320neo aircraft to flynas

CDB Aviation delivered the first of up to five Airbus A320neo aircraft to a new airline customer, flynas, the Saudi Arabia-based air carrier. “This latest addition of NEO aircraft to flynas’ growing fleet advances its ambitious plans to expand the fleet and increase the scope of its offerings in line with the Vision 2030 program,” denoted Patrick Hannigan, CDB Aviation&rs...

ANA extends Boeing Maintenance Performance Toolbox for entire fleet

At the Singapore Airshow All Nippon Airways has signed an extension for Boeing Maintenance Performance Toolbox for another five years. The Japanese carrier has used the Boeing digital solution the past eight years to manage maintenance information for its entire fleet of aircraft and engines. Maintenance Performance Toolbox a...

CEBU Pacific Air partners with CAE and The LOSA Collaborative to implement new data collection program to enhance aviation safety

At Singapore Airshow 2022 CAE announced that Cebu Pacific Air is the first airline customer to sign up for its new integrated data service offering which for the first time, includes data from a Line Operation Safety Audit. Through its exclusive service agreement with The LOSA Collaborative, CAE will assist with the implementation of CEBU’s LOSA program, including planning, data co...

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Air Tahiti debuts exclusive all-business class experience with ATR 72-600 HighLine

Air Tahiti has received a new ATR 72-600 equipped with ATR’s HighLine All-Business Class cabin, becoming only the second airline worldwide to introduce this premium configuration on an ATR aircr...

Embraer and LATAM deepen E2 partnership with component pool program agreement for E195-E2 fleet

Embraer and LATAM Airlines Group have signed a Component Pool Program agreement to support the airline's introduction of 24 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. In addition to the firm order, LATAM retains o...

500,000 fueling transactions. Zero paper. One connected network: aFuel sets new H1 2026 record

Information Design One AG, the Frankfurt-based aviation technology company behind the aFuel platform, has achieved a major operational milestone. During the first half of 2026, aFuel processed 50...

Air France expands its U.S. footprint with new Nashville and San Diego services for summer 2027

Air France has announced the first additions to its Summer 2027 schedule, strengthening its North American network with the launch of new nonstop services to Nashville, Tennessee, and San Diego, Calif...

Keeping Europe’s automotive production lines moving: key airfreight pressure points revealed

When a vehicle assembly line is at risk of running out of critical components, every minute of downtime carries a significant cost. In many cases, an emergency air charter is not the expensive option,...

Emirates SkyCargo fuels South America's export growth through expanded global connectivity

Emirates SkyCargo is deepening its commitment to South America, reinforcing the region's access to global markets through expanded freighter capacity. Since March 2026, the carrier has added seven...